Week 4

1. The video tutorial for lesson #4 is "Creating a Custom Google Search Engine" and is available at: http://edtechteacher.org/Googlevideotutorial.html. It is the second video on the page. It shows how you can create your own custom search engine(s), useful for individual and group research activities and projects. It's easy to do and students can contribute to building your search engine -- or build their own!

2. Google Pics for Custom Search Google has some featured custom search engines and I'd like you to try at least one. I have listed a select few below, or you can go to Google Pics to see the entire list:
http://www.google.com/coop/cse/examples/GooglePicks

• Expanding Your Horizons helps nurture girls' interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
  http://google.com/coop/cse?cx=005...
• Econ Search Engine includes contents of some 10,000 economics web sites.
  http://cook.rfe.org/ESE_Google.html
• Food and Agriculture Organization recommended by the Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations.
  http://www.fao.org
• Poetry Search Engine Poems from poets all around the world
  http://www.poemsabout.com/search/
• Curriculum Search for computer science related curriculum material.
  http://code.google.com/edu/curric...
• Grief and Bereavement resources from agencies and professionals nationwide.
  Custom Search Engine homepage
• Green Maven is the most comprehensive Green Search Engine.
  http://www.greenmaven.com
• Real Climate provides expert opinions on the science of climate change.
  http://www.realclimate.org
• Genealogy Blog Search for genealogy blogs.
  http://blogsearch.genealogue.com/
• Social Networking the most popular social network sites for people and topics of common interest.
  Custom Search Engine homepage

3. After viewing and sampling, please contribute to the discussion question:
http://edtechteacherstmarks.wikispaces.com/message/view/home/8305076